UCLA running back Johnathan Franklin went from ecstasy to agony in about 15 minutes in USC’s 28-14 win over UCLA on Saturday at the Rose Bowl in front of 71,105.

The ecstasy: Franklin broke free for a 59-yard touchdown run with just under four minutes left in the first quarter, finishing the quarter with 78 rushing yards. He eclipsed the 100-yard mark midway through the second quarter and became the first Bruin to hit the century mark against the Trojans since DeShaun Foster in 1998.

The agony: Franklin’s second-quarter fumble was returned 68 yards for a touchdown by USC’s Malcolm Smith, giving the Trojans a 14-7 lead.

“Man, it changed the whole game,” Franklin said. “Fourteen-seven, they’re hyped up, they have momentum on their side. It changed the whole ballgame.”

It sure changed Franklin’s role in the game, at least.

Before the fumble, he had nine carries for 90 yards and finished with 12 attempts for 104 yards in the first half.

In the second half, Franklin carried the ball once for five yards.

“I don’t think he was benched at all,” coach Rick Neuheisel said. “I don’t know why his playing time diminished. (Coach Wayne) Moses handles the running backs. Maybe he was dinged up. I’ll have to ask.”

For the season, Franklin finished with 1,127 rushing yards, 10 th on the UCLA all-time list and good for 28 th in the country in rushing yards per game.

Facts and figures

While UCLA’s ground game may have been vastly improved – moving from XXth nationally in 2009 to 34 th this season at 175.58 yards per game – the Bruins’ other offensive numbers suffered.

UCLA ranked 116 th out of 120 FBS teams in passing offense (141.08 yards per game), 104 th in scoring (20.17 points per game) and 99 th in total offense.

Last season, the Bruins rated 98 th in rushing, 52 nd in passing, 99 th in scoring and 88 th in total offense.

Locke it up

After punting three times for 146 yards against the Trojans, UCLA sophomore punter Jeff Locke finished the season with a 45.84-yards per punt average. He led the Pac-10 and finished fifth in the country.

Last season as a freshman, Locke averaged 43.6 per attempt and earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors.

“Jeff is a very, very valuable player to us,” Neuheisel said. “We’re thrilled he has a couple more years. No question in my mind.”